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O-Lan Jones

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  • Composer
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O-Lan Jones
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O-Lan Jones is an award winning composer, sound designer, writer, and actress who has been consistently involved in experimental theater, music, and opera since the age of 16. The press has referred to her as an "uncategorizable legend." She is the Artistic Director for Overtone Industries, currently composing a new music theater/opera hybrid called Iceland, scheduled to present its first phase in July of 2014.
BornMay 23
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BornMay 23
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Known for

    Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990)
    Edward Scissorhands
    7.8
    • Esmeralda
    • 1990
    Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Danny DeVito, and Annette Bening in Mars Attacks! (1996)
    Mars Attacks!
    6.4
    • Sue Ann Norris
    • 1996
    Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, and Sarah Rose Karr in Beethoven (1992)
    Beethoven
    5.8
    • Biker Woman
    • 1992
    Ed Harris, Lance Henriksen, Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Charles Frank, Scott Paulin, and Fred Ward in The Right Stuff (1983)
    The Right Stuff
    7.8
    • Girl at Pancho's(as O-Lan Shepard)
    • 1983

    Credits

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    Actress

    • This Is the One They'll Remember Me By
      • Post-production
    • Will Ferrell in The Hawk (2026)
      The Hawk
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Carol
      • 2026
    • The Bride's Curse
      Short
      • Shopkeeper
      • 2025
    • Kristin Condon and Sabina Zuniga Varela in Serpentine Pink (2025)
      Serpentine Pink
      4.3
      • Andra
      • 2025
    • Sam Irvin, O-Lan Jones, Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Selby, George Russing, Nathan Wilson, Kelly Erin Decker, and Alexa Wisener in The Great Nick D (2024)
      The Great Nick D
      7.4
      • Phyllis
      • 2024
    • Charlotte (2021)
      Charlotte
      6.2
      Short
      • Lena Black
      • 2021
    • Jorge Antonio Guerrero in We Are Living Things (2021)
      We Are Living Things
      5.2
      • Constance
      • 2021
    • The Recorder (2021)
      The Recorder
      7.3
      Short
      • 2021
    • April Matthis and Robbie Tann in Fugitive Dreams (2020)
      Fugitive Dreams
      6.8
      • Providence
      • 2020
    • Whitmer Thomas and Kailee McGee in Partied to Death (2020)
      Partied to Death
      Short
      • Mommy
      • 2020
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Zuzanna Wojcik
      • 2020
    • Andrea Rosen in And I Need a Haircut (2019)
      And I Need a Haircut
      Short
      • Andrea's Mom
      • 2019
    • David Harbour in Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein (2019)
      Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Mother
      • 2019
    • This Is Heaven
      TV Movie
      • Helen
      • 2018
    • Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Pixie Davies, Lauren McCrostie, Cameron James-King, Thomas Odwell, and Joseph Odwell in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
      Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
      6.7
      • Shelley
      • 2016
    • Girl Flu. (2016)
      Girl Flu.
      6.4
      • Mona
      • 2016

    Composer

    • Rude Awakening
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • Film-maker Leslie Hope(L)interviews Churuk (center) about her life on the streets of Phnom Penh. Friends-Int'l rep Soksophea Suong (R) translates. WHAT I SEE WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES
      What I See When I Close My Eyes
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Precious Joy
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2007

    Writer

    • Head Case (2007)
      Head Case
      7.5
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 2009
    • Shelf Life (1993)
      Shelf Life
      5.4
      • writer
      • 1993

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    Trailer 1:43
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    Trailer 1:43
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:05
    Official Trailer
    Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 1:06
    Teaser Trailer
    We Are Living Things
    Trailer 2:05
    We Are Living Things
    Fugitive Dreams
    Trailer 1:23
    Fugitive Dreams

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • O-Lan's blog
      • O-Lan's music theater company
    • Alternative names
      • Olan Jones
    • Born
      • May 23
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouses
        Halldor EnardAugust 24, 2003 - present
    • Children
      • Jesse Mojo Shepard
    • Other works
      Actively writes music for plays.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Her unusual name comes from the Pearl S. Buck novel "The Good Earth". According to O-Lan Jones, the "O" means profound and "Lan" is a kind of wildflower.
    • Quotes
      Most actresses make money waitressing while trying to find acting work. I'm the only one who makes her career waitressing on screen.

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